The bushfire spread quickly due to the dry weather, and firefighters are working hard to contain it.

bushfire 是复合词，由 bush（灌木丛）和 fire（火）组成，字面意思是"灌木丛中的火"，特指在灌木丛或森林地区发生的野火。在澳大利亚英语中常用这个词来描述野外火灾。